Direction signal



oct. 25, 192'?. 1,647,051 D. H. NOYES DIRECTION SIGNAL Filed May 8. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet -1 A 1,647,051 Oct 25 1927' D. H. NoYEs DIRECTION SIGNAL Filed May s, v1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented oct. 25, 1927.

f UNITED STA-TES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL H; NoYns, or ATHOL, MASSACHUSETTS.

DIRECTION SIGNAL.

' Application-filed May 8,

' .'l'he principal objects of this invcntio-nare to provide an unmistakable signal displayed at the rear of an automobile at a point right in front of the driver of the followingcar which will show the direction in whiclrtlie driver intends'to turn; to provide eilicient and simple means for loperating the saine from the dash-board; .to provide a device the car; n Q

Fig. 2 'is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. l; h

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. l; l

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional View showing Lthe roller over Vwhich the operating cord or` cable passes;

Fig. 5 is a side View of the saine partly 1n section;

Fig. 6 is a view of one side of the dash showing parts in section to illustrate the connections for operating the signal;

, Fig. 7 is a fragmentary longitudinalsectional view at the front of the car showing the course of the operating cordy or cable over the front pulley;

Fig. 8 is a side view of the operating means shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional View on the .ine 9 9 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 10 is a rear view of the signal show-r ing it as it appears to the driver of a follow' ing car; and

Fig. 11 is a view of a modification corre`r sponding to Fig. 8.

The main object of this invention is to provide a signal device which will be under the control of the operator as much as his own hand and will be unmistakable to anybody inthe car following. For this purpose Tprovide the rear window 10 of a closed car with a casing 11 of wood or the like just'above it.

"' In this I pivot two arms 12 and 139 each one 1926.- seriai No. 107,735.

having a hand on the endpointing outwardly.` 'lhese two arms are pivoted at opposite 1 ends of the casing 11 and adapted to swing down in the inannerindicated, one to show.'

turning to one side and t-he other to the other. l

When drawn upwardly7 these arms are enclosed in the wooden box or casing 11 as indicated-by the dotted one in Fig. 1. This casing Vcan liavetwo compartments as shown in Fig. 3 separated byapartition 14- if desired, but it is located above the windowuso that it cannot be seen. ylt will be obviouslthat each arm 12 and 13 is so shaped that4 it pros jects downfai' eno-ugh soastoindicate acnf or sleeve and the whole hand which can-bev marked with the properword.

Each onevof these arms is pivoted 4,on a

stud 15 and a spring 16 is connected with i the end to normally pull,it.,do,wng.into. .dis-f play position. In other words, the springs act to display the arms and means has to be yprovided for holding them back against the pressure of the springs whenit is desired not to display them. This means consists in each case of a rope or cable 17 which extends up over a roller 18 and along the Vcar to another swivelled roller 19. Of course there are two ofr these rollers 'separately mounted iny each case so as vnot to interfere with each other. The cables extend v'down into afcasing or tub-e 2O at the sidev the opening 22. On the bottom of the cable 17 there is a pivoted flat piece 28 on which the pin 23 is mounted to move in the slot 21.V

In the operation of the device, the two buttons 25 are pulled down into the lower 'ends of the slots 21 where the discs 27 will 'enter' the enlargements 22 of the slots vand will be pushed into them by the springs 24 located behind them. This holds both of the arms 12 and 13 up in the casing 1l. lNhen it is desired to turn in either direction, the proper one 'of these buttons 25 is pushed in so that the rod 23 can ybe slid upwardly in its slot 21. That results in the lowering ot the proper arm 12 or 13 as the case may be.

The operator does not have to reach :tar from the steering wheel to do this. In tact, he does not have to push the button v'25 upwardly along the slot, but merely releases it so lthat the spring 16 can do the rest. He can see in his mirror whether his signal is in operation and the signal itself is clearly displayed to anybody located at the rear. In Fig. 11 l have shown the slots 91 located at the same level in a casing 30, but otherwise the arrangement is the saine.

Although l have illustrated and described only two .forms ot the invention, I am aware of the tact that other modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departingfrom the scope ot the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but what 1 do claim is:

l. 1n a direction signal, the combination with a movable signal at the rear-,Y and a flexible cord :t'or operating it, oi;c a casing located at the dash for receiving the operating end ot said cord, a spring in the casing against which the operating end is adapted to press when pulled downwardly, said casinghaving a vertical slot therethrough provided with an enlargement at-the bottom, a rod on vthe end of the cable projecting through said slot, a plate on the rod behind the wall adapted to be pressed closely against it when in contact with said spring, a disc on therod adapted to ent-er the enlargement and positively hold the cable down, and a. button Yon the rod outside the casing for raising and lowering it, whereby the cable will be held down when forced to the bottom or' the slot.

2. In a direction signal, the vcombination with a movable signal and a flexible cord for operating it, ot a'casing located atthe dash for receiving the operating end of said cord,

a spring in the casing against which the op- `err-ating endis adapted to' press when pulled downwardly, said casing having-a vertical slot therethrough, a rod 0n the end of the afable projecting through said slot, and a button on'the rod outside the casing for releasing the rod and raising and lowering it, to display or retract the signal.

ln testimony whereof I have hereuntoatiixed my signature.

DANIEL ancres. i 

